Question reference: S6W-25313
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 7 February 2024
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government from where the £12.8 million "emerging and planned underspend" in the Lifelong Learning and Skills budget came, as outlined in the 2023-24 Spring Budget Revision.
Answer
The £12.8 million of savings outlined in the 2023-24 Spring Budget Revision and published on 1 Feb 2024 was based on expected and planned underspend across various Lifelong Learning and Skills(LLS) budget lines.
These include a mix of demand led activities and some strategic funds such as student support, where demand was lower than originally forecast, skills programmes including the Flexible Workforce Development Fund, Community Learning and Development and International Activity. Due to the demand led nature of some of the elements, further details will be available after the end of the financial year.